The Highland County Victim/Witness Program held the a candlelight vigil for victims of crime Tuesday in front of the Highland County Courthouse in commemoration of National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
  The second annual event honored and remembered the victims of crime in Highland County, with the theme of "Reshaping the future, honoring the past."

State Route 41 in Adams County is now open between the Adams-Brown County line and the Bentonville community following its closure due to flooding. However, S.R. 73 in Scioto County is now closed at Rarden.

State Route 41 in Adams County is now open between the Adams-Brown County line and the Bentonville community following its closure due to flooding. However, S.R. 73 in Scioto County is now closed at Rarden.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a flood warning at 10:49 a.m. Tuesday, April 12 for Highland, Brown, Ross, Pike, Scioto, and Adams counties, effective until 4:45 p.m.

The specific costs for individual runs for EMS is a figure that is unknown by the city of Hillsboro, although city officials have stated that is a figure they would like to have.   
 Hillsboro Mayor Dick Zink told the Hillsboro City Council Monday that budgeting for Hillsboro Fire and Rescue is "flip-flopped" because the fire portion of the budget is larger than the EMS portion, even though there are three times as many EMS calls.

The staff of the Highland County Clerk of Courts Office will be an open house on Friday, April 15 in honor of Clerk of Courts Paulette Donley.
  Donley will retire Friday after more than 22 years in the office. She announced her retirement to the Highland County Board of Commissioners on April 6.

A Hillsboro man has been indicted on a charge of aggravated vehicular homicide, stemming from a September three-vehicle crash that left one dead, and others injured.
 Kevin Dehaas, 21, of Hillsboro, according to the Wilmington Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, was driving southbound on state Route 138 in a 1996 Saturn on Sept. 17 when he allegedly attempted to pass a Chevrolet Cavalier, driven by Mickey Berry, 23, of Hillsboro.

The city of Greenfield will hold a sign presentation ceremony at 1 pm. Wednesday, April 13, as new markers will be installed to let visitors to the city know it's the home of former Grand Ole Opry star Johnny Paycheck. According to Greenfield historian George Foltz, the ceremony will take place at Greenfield City Hall, with Donna Angel presenting the first sign to city manager Betty Bishop.

The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather advisory today for all of southern Ohio, as a storm system moves through the Midwest. Today's forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms, and some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall and strong winds.

Spring wild turkey hunting opens in all 88 Ohio counties on Monday, April 18, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.  The season continues through Sunday, May 15.

"At a time when every penny counts, we must do all we can to recover as much as possible for Ohio and our taxpayers," said Attorney General Mike DeWine. "By establishing a state law protecting and encouraging those with insider knowledge of fraud to come to us, we can retain critical state funds."

A court trial date was scheduled and attorneys discussed pending motions during a status hearing held Friday in Highland County Common Pleas Court in a civil suit against the city of Greenfield, filed by its former law director.
Conrad Curren, who was terminated as the Greenfield Law Director in October 2008, filed the case in January alleging that members of council conspired together to seek his termination from the city. Curren is seeking nearly $40,000 in total damages.

A pretrial hearing was held Friday for a Sardinia man charged with aggravated vehicular homicide.
Mickey Berry, 24, was indicted in March on the third-degree felony count, stemming from a September 2010 car crash that killed one and left others injured.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reported that on Sept. 17, the post responded to a three-car crash on state Route 138.

With the arrival of warmer weather and the spring rains, now is an excellent time to make inspect the parts of your home which protect it from the elements. Start with your roof.

The Highland County Republican Party Central Committee is accepting applications and resumés for the position of Highland County Clerk of Courts, following the retirement of Paulette Donley.